was getting so upset, questioning myself am i screwing up my dd or ud etc......yennie bless her heart, came to my journal and put up with my whining. read other ppl 3rd week troubles/gains...and finally a whoosh....after an up day

Gotta love those wooshes! I know how you feel. I too was stuck, for like 2 weeks, and then all of a sudden woosh, I dropped 10lbs. I thought for sure I would bounce back up to close to where I was, but surprisingly I didn't. I think I'm just one of those people whose going to loose in batches instead of little bits everyday. Doesn't stop me from weighting everyday though.

Gotta love those wooshes! I know how you feel. I too was stuck, for like 2 weeks, and then all of a sudden woosh, I dropped 10lbs. I thought for sure I would bounce back up to close to where I was, but surprisingly I didn't. I think I'm just one of those people whose going to loose in batches instead of little bits everyday. Doesn't stop me from weighting everyday though.

My third week was hard, I was very hungry, started to second guess myself. Messed up my days, confused myself . I ended up drawing a line under it and started fresh.

I found that meal replacement shakes make my dd easier. Less stress and no calorie counting, weighing, or food thoughts. Also I went back to focus on the plans structure, re-read chapters in the book. Feeling very positive about it all again.

Quote reptogirl: Weight loss is such a mystery no rhyme or rhythm. It will do what it wants to do when it wants, all you can do is keep on keeping on and your body will eventually catch up...
I just wanted to post this for anyone who is frustrated not to give up!!

Carly, That's very encouraging to hear as you have done so well on your weightloss! I thought it might just be a coincidence, as I've only been on plan 2 months or so. But, tracking in the daily weight threads (and keeping my own daily journal of weigh ins from JUDDD and from Atkins) has really brought this to light. As long as the losses do happen, I think I can deal with the losses coming this way.